---
title: Radek Chaloupka
description: "Sculptor and painter exploring the intersection of fantasy, nature and human experience"
url: "https://www.artsume.com/a/radekchaloupka"
type: artist
createdAt: 2026-04-27
updatedAt: 2026-04-27
disciplines:
  - Painting
  - Sculpture
location: "Toronto, ON, Canada"
birthYear: 1962
---

# Radek Chaloupka

*Sculptor and painter exploring the intersection of fantasy, nature and human experience | Painting, Sculpture | Based in Toronto, ON, Canada*

## Artist Statement

As an artist, I strive to transform my collection of experiences into forms that can be shared with others.
My work has always been influenced by nature, by the visual and emotional dimensions of life, and by the artists who came before me as well as those working today. Although the world is often marked by conflict and uncertainty, my pieces tend toward optimism.
I begin with raw, primordial ideas. From there, it becomes a choice: 
to remain within that primal framework or to refine and develop it further. Wood, for example, has a remarkable ability to lead the way. If you listen closely and allow yourself to be guided by the material, you may be rewarded with something unexpected and special.
The same is true of painting. When you allow your inner self to guide the process, the hands naturally follow. It becomes a rewarding exchange between instinct, gesture, and form.
Everything evolves — without exception. Over time, my sculptures have gradually progressed into paintings, and my paintings into sculptural forms. I am drawn to many techniques and disciplines, seeking ways to bring them together – woodcarving, textile and fibre art, painting, and metalsmithing.
A hands-on approach remains essential to everything I create.

## Biography

Born in Czechoslovakia, settled in Toronto many years ago.
A graduate of George Brown College’s graphic design and advertising program.
My sculptures and paintings honour the traditional while embracing the contemporary. Over time, the sculptures have gradually progressed into paintings, and the paintings into sculptural forms. I am drawn to many techniques and disciplines, seeking ways to bring them together –  woodcarving, textile and fibre art, painting, and metalsmithing.

## Curriculum Vitae

### Education

- **1992** - Honour diploma, in Graphic design and advertising, George Brown College, Toronto

### Collections

- Alicia Veilleux, Burlington
- Isidora Maricic, Toronto
- Pavel Martan, Praha
- Simon Kemp, Saskatoon

### Gallery Representation

- Arta Gallery, Toronto, (Current)

## Portfolio

### Rendez-vous (2026)

*acrylics, modeling paste, wood, cradled panel*

*18 × 24 inches*

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### Piccadillo (2026)

*acrylics, modeling paste, wood, cradled panel*

*24 x 48 inches*

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### Kubes 4 (2025)

*cedar, gold acrylic paint*

*9 × 9 × 9.5 inches*

Hand-carved cedar wood architectural sculpture. Fire-charred and varnished, gold acrylic paint applied at the seams.

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### So long winter (2025)

*mixed media*

*12 × 8 × 19 inches*

Mixed media sculpture

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### Autumn Dream (2025)

*acrylic on canvas, wood*

*49 × 25 inches*

acrylic on canvas, piece of willow wood, framed

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### Etobi (2025)

*Acrylics, wood, copper, patina, fibres*

*24 x 48 inches*

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### Karma Healer (2024)

*wood*

*15 x 7 x 38 inches*

Hand-carved from willow wood. Charred pine pedestal. 
Sealed with oil and wax

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### Maple Caldera (2024)

*maple wood*

*16 x 6 x 18 inches*

Hand-carved from maple wood. Charred by fire.

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### Oceanyx (2024)

*maple wood, paint*

*38 x 5 x 11 inches*

Hand-carved maple wood sculpture.

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### The Gatekeeper (2024)

*woo, metal plate, gold leaf, graphite*

*16 x 8 x 21 inches*

Hand-carved sculpture

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### Kabuki-Sumo Wrestler (2024)

*maple wood, acrylic paint*

*14 x 12 x 14.5 inches*

Hand-carved sculpture.